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by pessimizer 4641 days ago
>A patent is a monopoly in the same way all property rights are monopolies: you get the exclusive right to use something.

After I get my series of patents on the use of a computer on a Ferris wheel. And the use of a smartphone on a Ferris Wheel. And networking on a Ferris wheel. And downloading on a Ferris Wheel. And a solution for predicting the position of a person on a Ferris wheel based on other people on that Ferris wheel with known positions...